Good morning
It has been a week full of sadness. On Sunday the appalling news came through of the death of Christopher Stalford at the age of 39 He got into politics young, I first saw him when he was 22 at a boisterous election count which Sinn Fein won The invasion of Ukraine has shaken the world. Even as far away as Northern Ireland we have links to the region, such as Timothy and Rhoda Sloan, known at gospel halls here before they moved to Lutsk Ukrainian forces are reportedly armed with weaponry built in Northern Ireland, at Thales A Northern Ireland peer has expressed amazement at the fact that UK warships are out of action for the next six years due to a design fault In this piece I recall being arrested in a pro Russian breakaway part of Ukraine A placement journalism student at the News Letter who followed Formula One since the age of 10 welcomes the cancellation of the Russia grand prix Dr Esmond Birnie here assesses the likely economic impact of war, including in Northern Ireland The DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is worried about food supply, particularly if Stormont passes a zero emissions bill Meanwhile, Sir Jeffrey has brushed off reports that in a meeting with Doug Beattie he considered rejoining the Ulster Unionist Party Our political editor Henry McDonald reports that the DUP and UUP are believe the source was someone in the former party There is unhappiness at Michelle O'Neill attending a GAA-IRA memorial Our reporter Adam Kula has challenged a court order which hides the identity of a Sinn Fein man behind a judicial review concerning Irish Sea border check There is so much more to say. Our website is packed with reports and our bumper edition News Letter and Farming Life is in the shops until tomorrow.
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Ben Lowry Editor |